Ahead of FC Barcelona’s Champions League opener against Celtic on Tuesday, superstar footballer, Lionel Messi and his partner have celebrated their son’s birthday.

Five-time Ballon D’or winner and Argentina international, Lionel Messi, has celebrated his second son’s birthday as he took some time off from his Barcelona duties.

Taking to his Instagram page, Messi’s partner, Antonella Roccuzzo, posted a photo of their whole family where the football star is seen holding his oldest son Thiago, while his partner is holding the birthday […]

Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta says the club should have better supported Lionel Messi during his tax fraud trial and also criticised the Blaugrana board for renewing the shirt sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways for well below the current market rate.

After Messi and his father, Jorge, were found guilty by a Barcelona court of three counts of defrauding the tax department and handed down suspended jail sentences of 21 months, Barcelona launched a controversial #WeAreAllLeoMessi campaign urging fans to “express […]

Cristiano Ronaldo’s fans in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, are mocking Lionel Messi, and urging him to reconsider his retirement as a way of attaining the current feat of their Portuguese idol.

The fans, who celebrated Ronaldo’s “Euro 2016’’ victory with Portugal over hosts France on Sunday at major bars in the town, said he had overtaken his Argentine counterpart in their unending supremacy battle.

The fans further commiserated with Messi who announced his retirement from international football after the “Copa America’’ […]

Gareth Bale is as good as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the view of Christian Karembeu, making the former France and Real Madrid midfielder confident Wales can beat Portugal and reach the Euro 2016 final.

Anticipation is rising ahead of Wednesday’s semifinal in Lyon, where Chris Coleman’s men enter into uncharted territory as the first Welsh side to ever reach the last four of a major tournament.

Portugal stand in the way of the Stade de France finale and many are […]

Brazil legend Pele feels Lionel Messi is arguably the best player of his time and has hailed the Barcelona star as “the prince” of football.

Pele was nicknamed ‘the king’ during his career and he thinks Messi is as important to the game as he was during his playing days, even if he believes the prolific attacker is not the best Argentine player ever.

“If I am the king, then Messi has been the prince over the past 15 years,” Pele told […]